SNS GroupScotland head coach Steve Clarke paid tribute to “outstanding” assistant John Carver after confirming his colleague was leaving the international set-up.
The 60-year-old took over as Lechia Gdansk manager in November and will focus on his club job after being handed an extended contract having guided the team to Polish top-flight survival.
Carver has been with Scotland since August 2020 when he replaced Alex Dyer as Clarke’s right-hand man.
Speaking after the 4-0 friendly win over Liechtenstein in Vaduz, Clarke said: “John’s leaving. He’s got a full-time contract, three years in Gdansk. So he’s going to move on. The only surprise for me is that it’s taken five years for somebody to take John off me.
“We came across each other way back in 1998 at Newcastle when I was a young coach and John was an even younger coach. He was looking after the younger players at Newcastle.
“We always said that we’d try and work together. It took us a long time to get there. But we did. He’s been outstanding for us.
“For me as a head coach, John’s been a fantastic assistant. Obviously, I wish him all the best in the future. Now I’ve got to start the job of looking to fill his shoes, and they are big shoes to fill.”
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